The 27-year-old Hioki holds an incredible 12-1-1 record in his past 14
outings, with the lone loss coming in controversial split-decision
fashion to current UFC fighter Michihiro Omigawa in a Novemebr 2009
Sengoku bout.

Fighting almost exclusively in Japan during his near-nine-year career,
Hioki has earned 16 of his 24 career wins via stoppage, including 12 via
submission. Hioki has fought three times in Canada, a run that includes
a pair of victories over recent UFC 145-pound title-challenger Mark
Hominick.

A former cast member on “The Ultimate Fighter 8,” Roop has enjoyed mixed results in stints in the UFC and WEC that have seen the 6-foot-1 fighter compete at lightweight, featherweight and bantamweight. Highlights include a WEC 51 “Knockout of the Night” win over Chan Sung Jung and a thrilling split draw with Leonard Garcia at WEC 47.

A total of 26 fighters got their chance to shine on Saturday as part of UFC 190 at Rio de Janeiro’s HSBC Arena. Now that UFC 190 is in the books, it’s time to commence MMAjunkie’s “Three Stars” ceremony.

The man known for cranking submissions to the point of injury added eye-gouging to his repertoire. But is the controversy of Rousimar Palhares too essential to his bizarre, awful appeal for his employers to take any meaningful action against him?